![]() I helped fill out the police report on that one, the car mounted hitch was still on the front the the boat trailer, obvious to see that the mounting bolts to the frame for the hitch was not on or in reality not torqued or not the proper grade. I have seen and experienced seeing trailers come off from other vehicles (nothing like seeing a boat trailer come off a car - passing up it's own car (no safety chains put on), running off the road and careening a tree and coming back onto the street to hit a parked car. It's for everyone else beside you-behind you-in front of you. Also keep in mind the back of the Odyssey is really low and a hitch hauler will probably drag on every driveway. Yes it would probably be perfectly fine but technically you are exceeding it. ![]() ![]() In your case with the motorcycle being 350 lbs and the hitch carrier being probably around 40-50 you are pushing it at 400 lbs. Easy rule of thumb for all hitch haulers is do not exceed the tongue weight rating of the vehicle with the motorcycle and the hitch hauler combined. Yes, moving the load out further will increase the leverage and weight of the tongue. This is the at rest tongue weight rating and all the safety and dynamic loads have been factored in. ![]() The 350 lb tongue rating is not the failure weight or the dynamic weight failure rating. Not a single receiver or vehicle failure. I have been using hitch haulers for motorcycles and JetSkis for over 20 years now without a single failure or seen a single failure except for the Harbor Freight ones breaking. Personally I would not worry about the ~11% increase on the rear axle.ĭrawing 2 looks at the loads on the hitch (again, mounting points are approximate):ġ) A 350 lb load on the ball results in a ~583 lb downward force on the rear mounting bolts.Ģ) A 350 lb load 18" behind the ball results in a ~ 1,108 lb downward force on the rear mounting bolts.ģ) To bring the downward force on the rear mounting bolts back to ~583 lbs the load 18" behind the ball would need to be limited to 184 lbs.Īs drawn, this is a ~ 90% increase on the rear mounting bolts which is significant.Īll of these hitch hauler threads on all the forums end up in the exact same place, armchair calculations, fear and any hitch hauler will cause certain death and destruction if you don" have a 3" receiver and an F-450. When you move the load farther away it increases the lever arm which places additional stresses on the vehicle - see attached.ġ) I've based these drawings off the Torklift hitch that I have, not the OEM, which puts my ball roughly 52" behind the rear axle.Ģ) Hitch bolt up locations are approximate (based on online pictures) and for illustrative purposes only, as I don't feel like crawling under my van tonight to take exact measurements.ģ) I have no idea of the dimensions of the motorcylcle carrier, but I moved the load out by 18" inches based on some ~350 lb Suziki dual sport motorcycle that Google pulled up for me.ġ) A 350 lb load on the ball results in a ~504 lb downward force on the rear axle and a ~143 lb upward force on the front axle.Ģ) A 350 lb load 18" behind the ball results in a ~558 lb downward force on the rear axle and a ~208 lb upward force on the front axle.ģ) To bring the downward force on the rear axle back to ~504 lbs the load 18" behind the ball would need to be limited to 316 lbs. No experience, but keep in mind the max tongue weight is based on the 350 lbs being applied directly on a 2" ball screwed into the OEM ball mount attached to the OEM hitch.
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